Associations Now

JULY 31, 2019

The tours are currently in New York, San Francisco, London, Paris, Hong Kong, and Tokyo through mid-August. And that plan needs to include how to handle an emergency once the meeting is over. Is your organization prepared? Take inspiration from Apple’s new augmented reality walking tour.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

But if you surveyed your members tomorrow, I would be willing to bet they’d say that relationship strength, community, and face-to-face connections are primary reasons why they feel a sense of belonging to your organization. But you don’t have to be a professional to get a podcast up and running.

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Higher Logic

JUNE 15, 2016

In order for your community to effectively springboard your members into the final part of their story (what happens after community), their journey needs to be supported by the entire organization. Why would you trust a person -- or organization -- if they never show their true colors? Is the AC noisy or the floors dirty?

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Beth Kanter

MAY 6, 2013

I’m teaching a master class today in San Francisco for arts organizations for Theatre Bay Area. The master class is part of a, NEA-funded experiment being conducted by arts service organizations like Theatre Bay Area all across the country. Trainers from arts service organizations will train their members.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 11, 2017

But there are cases where librarians at the local level are simply better at saving things than the San Francisco-based archive is. “Web content is inherently ephemeral, with an average life span of only 90 days,” the organization explains on its Archive-It website.

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Idea Architects

MARCH 13, 2018

a simpler way, the wonderful book co-authored by Margaret Wheatley and Myron Kellner-Rogers, continues to guide my thinking about organizations. Discarding a mechanistic perspective means embracing some alternative beliefs about people and organizations. Living systems are self-organizing.

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Higher Logic

JUNE 14, 2016

You must be frustrated and I don’t know exactly how to help, but I want to do everything I can to help.”. That’s the beginning of creating an empathetic customer success experience and fueling connection between your organization and customers. Can you guess which is sympathy and which is empathy?

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Beth Kanter

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The nonprofit organizations I’m working with are are seeking out ways to create collective resilience in their workplaces. Much of this has to do with how people appreciate each other as well as building a sense of community, followed by activities and supporting policies in the workplace. Share your story in the comments.

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Associations Now

APRIL 1, 2019

San Francisco and Silicon Valley are pretty much the poster children of this cost-of-living problem, to the point where some startups are literally moving away. Suddenly, a lot of avenues are opened up for your organization. But what if the culture works around the employee? Maybe not everyone can work at home.

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AvidXchange: Association Management

MAY 31, 2023

The two discussed Davis’ unique path from news reporter to C-suite executive and how he’s guided CINC Systems through digital transformation and exponential growth. “The Power of Change” features interviews between Praeger and industry leaders who embrace change and use it to their professional advantage. I wish I did. I don’t, Michael.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

The organization “focuses on the people and initiatives at the forefront of the latest efforts in urban sustainability and connected technology,” according to its website. ′s How To Conference in San Francisco are all the more important. So conferences like Women 2.0′s

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Reid All About it

JUNE 5, 2020

They explain how to extend the learning and networking experience for virtual conference attendees with post-event activities. To be a disruptor, you have to have a kick-ass box of tools and you have to know how to use them. Organizer: ASAE’s Professional Development Section Council. What happens after your virtual conference.

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Slice-Works

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

In his session, “How to Create Live Broadcasts on Periscope, Meerkat, Blab.im 3) How do I even advocate to my board why my organization should even BE live streaming? A San Francisco Startup two-years in the making, Meerkat hit the streets of Austin, TX at South by Southwest (SXSW) in March 2015.

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Slice-Works

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

In his session, “How to Create Live Broadcasts on Periscope, Meerkat, Blab.im 3) How do I even advocate to my board why my organization should even BE live streaming? A San Francisco Startup two-years in the making, Meerkat hit the streets of Austin, TX at South by Southwest (SXSW) in March 2015.

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Beth Kanter

OCTOBER 16, 2013

How do we measure and track engagement to results? And, it isn’t just San Francisco, it looks like many nonprofits are beginning to understand that it is a waste of time to measure vanity metrics and it essential to focus on outcomes-based measurement as this high level overview from Froggy Loop Blog implies.

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 8, 2019

The program is specially design to leverage the power of technology in supporting women’s rights and social justice leaders and organizations to advance their work and impact. The participants represent a diverse cohort of 41 women’s rights and social justice leaders from 18 organizations from 11 states across the country.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 5, 2013

An organic farming association in Northern California trains immigrant field workers how to manage their own farms. There are about 50 aspiring farmers in the ALBA program, which trains them in organic farm production, marketing, recordkeeping, labor law, pest management, and numerous other aspects of operating a small farm business.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Astronomers Step Up Even before the controversy involving Geoff Marcy, the American Astronomical Society had begun to build a reputation as an organization that rejects sexual harassment. ” (AAS, meanwhile, launched an anti-harassment policy of its own back in 2008, according to Nature.). .

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Associations Now

APRIL 17, 2013

Also: How to give recognition to your volunteers. How can you come out ahead? What’s the best way to show your volunteers how much you appreciate their time and effort? When it comes to your professional life, do you follow your career goals or let personal relationships sway you?

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Also: how to draft a compelling value proposition. How to tell when your association’s online home is in need of a reboot, and more, in today’s Lunchtime Links. How to tell when your association’s online home is in need of a reboot, and more, in today’s Lunchtime Links. How do you add value at your organization?

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 3, 2015

Last month, I was lucky enough to receive an advanced copy of Ben Parr’s new book, Captivology : The Science of Capturing People’s Attention that is packed with research, insights, and tips about how to capture your audience’s attention. It is based on reciprocity. He wanted to be Batkid.

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AvidXchange: Association Management

AUGUST 17, 2023

And 61% said they would not consider a job opportunity at an organization that lacked the tools or technology to automate at least some finance tasks. These results underscore the need for community management associations to invest in digitization to not only boost internal efficiencies, but to retain and attract talent.

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Jamie Notter

JUNE 21, 2012

This was one of the key messages from the Mix Mashup that I attended in San Francisco this week. Most were in agreement that there was great power available in the periphery of our organizations, we just needed to figure out how to set that power free. Creating More Human Organizations. Posted June 21, 2012.

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Beth Kanter

MAY 28, 2014

James Nickerson , Social Media Strategist, San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus. Humberto Kam from the Monterrey Bay Aquarium and Cindy Johanson from Edutopia shared some case studies about storytelling and what inspires people to share your organization’s content. His take away: “Let the talent be themselves.”

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Executive Connections

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

I reminded our members that libraries and information centers must demonstrate their contributions to their organization’s bottom line if they expect continued funding. I attended one joint event of the San Francisco Bay Area and San Andreas Chapters and a second event hosted by the Sierra Nevada Chapter. April 2012.

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Idea Architects

JANUARY 9, 2012

a simpler way, the wonderful book co-authored by Margaret Wheatley and Myron Kellner-Rogers, continues to guide my thinking about organizations. Discarding a mechanistic perspective means embracing some alternative beliefs about people and organizations. Living systems are self-organizing. Monday, January 09, 2012.

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Beth Kanter

JUNE 14, 2013

This story became a case study in “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” to illustrate the value of crowdsourcing and how to measure the return. Taryn Degnan picks up on this them of using social media to save lives to share her observations about the use of social media to find organ donors and her own personal story.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 28, 2014

Layout: Testing text versus graphic layout will help you understand how to improve results. Here’s more about how nonprofits have a/b tested layout. How are you using experiments, a/b testing, and validated learning to improve your nonprofit’s impact? Here’s some more ideas.

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Reid All About it

JULY 8, 2022

WBT describes why and how associations, where appropriate, can join this movement. In an article for MIT Sloan Management Review, Susie Lee from Degreed suggests four things leaders can do to foster a sense of belonging at their organizations. 5 things employees do that put your organization at cybersecurity risk. Quick hits.

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Associations Now

MAY 3, 2016

At last year’s DreamForce conference in San Francisco, he was the most prolific tweeter out of an attendee list of 170,000. “People were starting to come up to me and ask me, ‘Can you teach me how to tweet? Can you teach me how to, you know, use live-streaming? So, what’s his trick?

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 18, 2012

For me, this ‘how to’ approach put some practical meat on the bones of the conversation around scaling impact that resonated through halls the at the GEO conference this week. To be sure, there must be a baseline for all organizations looking to scale. The session did not disappoint. So, let the myth busting begin.

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Beth Kanter

AUGUST 27, 2014

h/t Robert Scoble ) This aggregate data shows exactly when and how many people in the San Francisco were bolted awake by the recent Napa Valley earthquake. This is a graph of aggregate data from Jawbone,a wristband that people wear that tracks their steps throughout the day and their sleep patterns during the night. (h/t

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ChatterBachs

MAY 21, 2012

First, Kent Allaway asked at the end of his PCMA blog post on Blurring Lines , “ If information truly is the key, how do we share knowledge among the community, in order to benefit ourselves and our customers…?” More and more, organizations need to find ways to add value to the lives of their customers.

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Beth Kanter

MAY 31, 2016

But for now, Listening and feedback loops are important skills for nonprofit leaders and for organizations to get better results. In my training work with emerging nonprofit leaders , teaching how to ask powerful questions and hone your listening skills is part of the leadership development curriculum and workshops.

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Beth Kanter

DECEMBER 17, 2013

On December 17 at 6:30 pm, I am facilitating a discussion and presenting at one of Scoop.It’s “ Lean Content ” events in San Francisco. ” Content curation is sifting through information on the web and organizing, filtering and making sense of it and sharing the very best content with your network.

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

“Shadow-boxing” is a technique that allows your team to look at your organization the way a competitor would. And, they keep careful tabs on what other high performing organizations (both associations and companies) are doing to stay ahead of the curve. Nothing kills a new idea faster than common sense.

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Beth Kanter

MAY 2, 2012

I believe that, too, and I love working for an organization — Common Sense Media , an independent nonprofit — that’s dedicated to preparing kids to make the most of the incredible opportunities this networked culture provides us, while overcoming its potential pitfalls. Is it about keeping students safe? What’s yours?

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